I try not to be to “black and white” about life. There’s always another side to a story and most sides to any story are probably valid from a certain perspective. But I really have to draw the line at cooking and using crystal meth. I have to put my foot down on this issue: I am very much anti-crystal meth.
Now, in today’s cancel culture world, saying that I think the whole crystal meth industry is bad could get me ostracized. My stance against the lifeblood of the crystal meth community probably offends someone. Someone reading this might say, “how dare you be anti-crystal meth! it has its place in out society just like anything else!” But i am sticking to my guns on this one. But my stance isn’t personal
I’ve spent a lot of time with severe meth addicts and I have to say that I’ve often found their approach to life as quite creative. Once you get past the extreme paranoia and hallucinations. But even those can be fun to be around. Heck, i’ve even thought that maybe active meth users would make good city councilors. they’d definitely bring fresh perspectives to council meetings and I can’t help but think that their policies would probably be way out of the box. And just to get a kick out of what’s almost always boring local elections, I may even volunteer to work on a meth addict’s city council campaign, if given then chance.
But alas, in reality, I can’t support crystal meth, in general. Cooking meth is pretty dangerous, what will all the flammable and poisonous chemicals that go into cooking a batch. there’s ways around the danger and poison, but why would anybody want to wear gas masks in their kitchen? Sure, cooking brussel sprouts might lead someone to believe that gas masks are just good kitchen utensils. The thing is though, that although cooking brussels sprouts stinks like uncle ralph does when he eats enchiladas, it won’t kill you. Cooking meth probably can.
Furthermore, i really can’t support anything that provides ammunition for dentists. They’re scary and the way crystal meth destroys gums and teeth makes dentists seem heroic. i’ve known a lot of folks who stop using it whose first official medical appointment is with a dentist. no thank you, crystal meth: i won’t be fooled into liking dentists because of your actions. Dentists are necessary, for sure, but let’s not make them part of the DC or Marvel universe.
So, I can’t get behind crystal meth. As a matter of fact, I stand firmly in opposition to it. If you’re a member of the crystal meth community, I hope you can at least try and understand my perspective before you cancel me. And if you ever decide to run for city council, give me a call, your campaign might be fun!
